Monitoring technology is increasing the power imbalance between companies and workers. Protections lag far behind.

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions--and the company’s response--are striking.

Two books explore the price we’ve paid in handing over unprecedented power to Big Tech-and explain why it’s imperative we start taking it back.

We discussed AI risks, immigration, the CHIPS Act, and eroding trust in science.

Autoencoders are letting us peer into the black box of artificial intelligence. They could help us create AI that is better understood, and more easily controlled.

Here's what needs to be done to make AI assistants truly helpful.

The bulk of LLM progress until now has been language-driven. This new model enters the realm of complex reasoning, with implications for physics, coding, and more.

Since Russia’s invasion, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov has become an influential, if sometimes controversial, force—sharing expert advice and intel on the ever-evolving technology that’s taken over the skies. His work may determine the future of Ukraine, and wars far beyond it.

The allure of AI companions is hard to resist. Here’s how innovation in regulation can help protect people.

Everyone thinks they know but no one can agree. And that’s a problem.

Pneumatic tubes were supposed to revolutionize the world but have fallen by the wayside. Except in hospitals.

“I’ve tried to prompt AI to be funny or surprising or interesting or creative, but it just doesn’t work.”

Google’s new AI search feature is a mess. So why is it telling us to eat rocks and gluey pizza, and can it be fixed?

But what we perceive as deception is AI mindlessly achieving the goals we’ve set for it.

People are seeking help from AI-generated avatars to process their grief after a family member passes away.

The proliferation of AI means we need a new word.

Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills--including tasks they could perform in homes.

In an in-depth interview, Pichai predicts: “This will be one of the biggest things we all grapple with for the next decade.”

AGI is one of the most disputed concepts in tech. These researchers want to fix that.

In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers.

We asked prominent people in their field to weigh in on the underserved issues at the intersection of technology and society. Here's what they said.

“It’s going to be monumental, earth-shattering. There will be a before and an after.”

The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.

Philosophers, cognitive scientists, and engineers are grappling with what it would take for AI to become conscious.

If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond the big platforms.

Wildlife crossings cut down on roadkill. But are they really a boon for conservation?

“This is a profound moment in the history of technology,” says Mustafa Suleyman.

With hopes and fears about this technology running wild, it's time to agree on what it can and can't do.

Prominent politicians want to make sure a central bank digital currency never happens in the US--just as we’ve learned the basics of how one might work.

An internet protocol called C2PA adds a “nutrition label” to images, video, and audio.

A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. If it fails, it'll be a blow to a once-promising movement.

With politicians struggling to curb AI harms, it’s boom time for tech lawyers.

Here is what you need to know.

China starts to push back against ever-tightening export restrictions around semiconductors.

Slower ships and new fuels could be part of the answer.